I got off the airplane 'long about 7: 30 in LA What a drag to realize that everything's so different and so same All my California friends are searching for their minds And it's been right there in their heads all the time LA blues LA blues you want me to be like you ha ha there ain't no way [ Harmonica + guitar ] California Charlie met me at my room when I got in We toasted country picking and the help of all our good and mutual friends Before the morning came we put a handle on the world And decided that we'd give it to the squirrels LA blues LA blues you want me to be like you ha ha there ain't no way [ Harmonica + guitar ] Soaking up that sunshine and eatin' eggs and bacon over light Sleeping through the daytime and contemplatin' sin thru'out the night Please hand me my hat and darling give me back my things Ole T's got a bunch of songs to sing LA blues LA blues you want me to be like you ha ha there ain't no way [ Harmonica + guitar ] I like California and I wouldn't want to put it down no way But I heard what you're thinking and it ain't exactly what I want to say Someday California I'll come roarin' back to you If you don't fall in the ocean before I do LA blues LA blues you want me to be like you ha ha there ain't no way